California Proposition 81 (2006)

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California Proposition 81 was on the June 6, 2006 ballot in California. The measure appeared on the ballot courtesy of a legislative referral, in this case, authorized by Senate Bill 1161. It was known as the "California Reading and Literacy Improvement and Public Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 2006."

The measure failed, with 1,873,147 (47%) yes votes and 2,110,132 (53%) no votes.

Official text

The ballot summary read, "This act provides for a bond issue in an amount not to exceed a total of six hundred million dollars ($600,000,000) to provide funds for the construction and renovation of public library facilities in order to expand access to reading and literacy programs in California’s public education system and to expand access to public library services for all residents of California."

The fiscal impact statement read, "State cost of about $1.2 billion over 30 years to pay off both the principal ($600 million) and interest ($570 million) costs of the bonds. One-time local costs (statewide) of about $320 million for local matching contributions."

Ballot title

A YES vote on this measure means: The state could sell $600 million in bonds to provide grants to local agencies for the construction, renovation, and/or expansion of local library facilities. Local agencies would contribute about $320 million of their own funds towards these projects.

A NO vote on this measure means: The state could not sell $600 million in bonds for these purposes.

Campaign finance

Donors for the campaign against the measure:^[1]

• YES ON PROP 81-CALIFORNIANS FOR LITERACY AND COMMUNITY LIBRARIES: $552,984
• CALIFORNIA LIBRARY ASSOC CMTE TO SUPPORT PROPOSITION 81: $32,780
• Total: $585,764

See also

• California 2006 ballot propositions.

External links

• VoteCircle.com Non-partisan resources & vote sharing network for Californians
• Official Voter Information Guide : Proposition 81
• Election returns

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